Costa Rica vs Finland: Carbon intensity of GDP
Costa Rica
0.1085 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Finland
0.1228 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
173rd
Finland rank
171st
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.1228 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.1085 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0143 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 173rd and Finland ranks 171st of 199 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1733 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.5104 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.3371 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.1495 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.3892 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.2397 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.1851 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.3767 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.1916 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.1732 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.2946 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.1214 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.1434 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.2141 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0706 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.1138 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.1426 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0288 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Costa Rica or Finland?
- Finland, at 0.1228 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.1085 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Costa Rica and Finland?
- 0.0143 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Finland?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Finland rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 173rd and Finland ranks 171st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in constant 2021 US$.